THE body of an unidentified man washed up on uMhlanga beach on Tuesday (July 8) morning.

Emergency services from Metro Police Search and Rescue, KZN VIP Paramedics, Marshall Security and the Durban North SAPS were on scene at the site just south of the lighthouse.

KZN VIP Paramedics spokesperson Gareth Naidoo said the identity of the deceased remains unknown at this time.

“KZN VIP Medics were dispatched to the scene shortly after initial reports were received. Upon arrival, emergency personnel were already in attendance and had secured the area. An unidentified male was recovered from the water. Unfortunately, the individual showed no signs of life and was declared deceased by medics at the scene,” he said.

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It is understood the man’s body was not in a state of decomposition.

Durban North police have opened an inquest docket following the recovery of the man’s body.

In a separate incident on the KZN south coast, rescue personnel recovered the body of a man, believed to be that of a 37-year-old who went missing in the sea on Friday afternoon (July 4) in an apparent shark bite incident.

According to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon the body appeared to show signs of “obvious shark wounds that are being investigated”.

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